Supreme Court faces varied and vexing problems in calendar
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh April 6 Next weeks Supreme court calendar presents seven justices with a broad set of issues including whether the state can recapture costs from an escaped convict and claim a $500 exemption, a hotel room tax dispute on showroom displays, jury instruction on degrees of burglary, whether an insurance firm is a federal agency for unemployment tax purposes, libel liability for discharge misconduct, and related appeals. Only 18 cases total, with Wake and Franklin counties predominating. two are criminal.
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Eddie Cobb
Eddie
Virginia
Best and Co., Incc
Winston-Salem
Alert Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
J. Paul Frizzelle
Maxwell
Arthur Morris
Wake County
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
High Court
Unemployment Compensaton Commission
Olivie Satterfield
McCellans Stores Co
Letter disputes Dan River site saving and cost errors
A reader challenges the mayor and council, arguing the Dan River site saves about half a million dollars versus the Yadkin River option. The writer claims bids and unit prices support this, urging publishing the full letter and correcting Mr. Knox’s mistaken cost view.
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Dan River
Mr. Knox
Knox
High Point
Yadkin River
Fargo Engineering Company
City hydro plant cost estimates challenged by Waldo letter
In a Washington letter dated April 1 1939 W G Waldo argues the Dan River alternative to High Point NC’s municipal hydro plant would cost within reach of the city’s estimates and urges the council to accept bids. He claims the Dan River plan could save over 500000 and shorten earthwork costs by bidding results.
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Washington, D. C
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise
Yadkin River
Dan River
Knox
W. G. Waldo
Fargo Engineering Company
Yadkin
PWA
Washington
Asheboro Hardware robbed of shotguns and air rifles
Asheboro March 6 report states Cox Lewis Hardware was broken into by forcing the front door. Three shotguns two Ithacas and a Springfield plus several air rifles were stolen. two rifles found near the railroad tracks. Raleigh investigator M C Hoover aids local police. no arrests yet.
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Asheboro
Cox-Lewis Hardware Company
Weldon Smith
North Carolina highlights in 1988 legislature and safety roll
Raleigh report notes 1988 saw 157 towns on the national traffic safety honor roll with two North Carolina cities Lexington and Tarboro. It covers legislative height debates between Frank Graham and Jack LeGrand, nurse exam dates in May, clerical post sessions, Currituck bills, and local bills calendar issues. The piece also mentions Hat season and state officials.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Lexington
Tarboro
Natonal Safety Council
University of North Carolina
Frank P. Graham
New Hanover
Jack LeGrand
Utilities
Stanley Winborne
Chapel Hill
Wilmington
Graham
Two Damage Suits Settled in Court
A jury awarded Lillian Hedrick $750 for injuries and loss of a wheelchair after a car collision caused by Perry Connell. Judgment was also entered against Connell and others in the civil session of municipal court. Mrs. M. G. Harris won $255 against High Point Savings and Trust Company over a disputed deposit allocation to a loan or personal account.
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Lillian Hedrick
Ridgecrest Drive
Perry Connell
Thomasville
Hedrick
Connell
M. G. Harris
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Hit and run victim near death in Asheboro incident
Clyde Hobson, 33, a millworker, was gravely injured by a hit and run driver near the Franklinville bridge in Asheboro. He sustained a broken leg and arm, back injuries, and head bruises while being treated at the local hospital. Hobson resided in Franklinville with his sister Mrs. O. W. Rumbley.
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Asheboro
Clyde Hobson
Robson
Franklinville Bridge
Hobson
Franklinville
O. W. Rumbley
Bailey Spends Restful Days at Home Following Session
Sen Josiah W Bailey remains at home for a few days to rest after preparing to leave town for the legislature. The pause signals a brief respite before further political duties resume.
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Lature
Josiah W. Bailey
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Richardson
Hanes
Lily
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, North Caroline
Chicago
John Patrick
Beth Stephens
University of Chicago
Patrick
Springfield
M. C. Hoover
State Bureau of Investigation
Henry Averill
Lynn Nisbet
Bessie M. Chapman
Gideon Boswood
Currituck
Department of Conservation and Development
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Buncombe
Mountain County
Wake
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Forsyth
Thad Bure
Ecw
N.C
Childrens’ Shoes
Endicott Johnson
High Point, N.C
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Efird
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Sean
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